Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-07-14
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.

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THE extra session of the Legislature came
10 an end on the I'd. In the Senate three mem.
bers were present when the gavel fell, and in
the House less than q dozen heard Speaker
Alexander declare that the extra session of the
General Assembly had fulfilled its mission and
was at an end. The closing scenes were of the
usual nature. Resolutions of thanks were
passed for every one. In the House the South
west members presented Mr.. holland, of St.
Louis, with gold headed can. Mr.. Whitelaw
made the presentation speech. The Re-
publican members presented R. M.
City Journal, with a fine gold watch
and chain. Resolutions of thanks and speeches
consumed several hours in the Senate. The
House enrolling force were tardy in returning
the swamp angel bill, and when it was finally
submitted very serious error was discovered.
which required two hours time to correct.
The members were in good humor, and the
speeches were all of complimentary nature.
Before adjournirg resolutions were passed in
each house to have 5000 copies of the "swamp
angel" printed for information. No attempt
was made to pass the Senate railroad bill, as it
was plainly evident that the members were in
no temper to consider it. The ''swamp ANGER
bill was sent to the Governor in the afternoon,
and there is doubt but what he will approve it.
Miscellaneous Items.
Frisby n Mccullough, of Edna, Knox
County, has been appointed to position
in the Agricultural Department by Com
missioner Colman.
The Governor has offered a reward of
800 for the arrest and conviction of
Charles Antewreith, indicted for murder
in the first degree in Montgomery County.
Road overseers all around the State are
being reminded that the road law re-
quires the general road work to be done
between March l and October l, and that
one-half the work should have been I'm
ished by July 1. Road work in the fall is
as bad as no work at all.
As passenger train on the Kansas
City. st. Joseph & Coun Gil Bluffs rail-
road was passing Bigelow a few days
ago, William Hall, baggageman, jumped
from the baggage-car on some bridge
timbers, and was fatally injured. He was
taken to the eompanv's hospital in ST.
Joseph. Halls family live in Kansas
City.
The decision of the Supreme Court in
the case of Gerard, alias Jerry Pagels,
who is under conviction of murder at ST.
Louis, and sentenced to be hanged
August l. practically decides his fate.
The following Missourians have re-
Gently rec lived patents: Virgil NJ. II arris,
ST. Louis, pen holder; Mason Buck,
Trenton, hay rake and stacker; VIM. FL.
Palmer, ST. Louis, memorial ornament for
necklaces.
The cities of Alton, Blue Springs,
Bid geton, Buuceton. Emlnence, Excelsior
Springs, Forum a, Gain sville, Greenville,
Greenwood, Hardin, Hunnewell, Lutes.
vile, Martins burg, Morley, Clean, Polo,
ST. Clair, ST. Marys, Sikeston, Sparta,
Tina, Van Buren,, Waynesville and White
vile, this State, have been made postal
money order offices.
The Capitol Commission has approved
the bond of Patrick Mulcahy, of st. Louis,
who was awarded the contract for i'm
proving the capitol building to the extent
of S'13 213. Work under the contract
must be completed by December l, 1888.
Miss BERTHE Dunmire and Mr. Bennett
eloped from Kansas City few days
ago, going it was supposed, to st. Louis.
The Chief of Police at st. Louis was noti
fed to arrest them and hold the girl until
her fathers arrival. The Dummies are
prominent people in Armourdale, SUI
burb of Kansas City.
'Idare you to let firecracker go off on
your nose" said playmate to twelve
year. old Jacob Brown, the son of William
Brown, in Kansas City few nights ago.
Immediately Jacob elevated his nose,
carefully balanced a frecracker upon it
and lighted the fuse. One eye was de.
stroyed by the explosion that followed.
The place of Major John T. Clark, who
was discharged from the position Of chief
clerk in the office of the State Auditor,
has been filled by the appoin tment of
Humphrey r. Walker, son of the Auditor.
Mr.. Walker succeeded Charles A. Polk as
revenue clerk last January, and this posi-
ton has been filled by the appointment of
]. F. Smith, of Howard County.
al, ,ir in
out of st. Joseph few nights ago, row
over the payment of money for work
done by the canvasmen and Allen
Sells, one the Sells brothers, occurred,
and four of the canvasmen were injured.
Sells and fifteen of his men were arrest
ed. The circus employees attempted tc
take them from the police, who drew their
revolvers and kept them at bay. Sells
was very Indignant over his arrest. He
remained in the calaboose all night and
was fined the next morning S25 and costs.
AT Page City, a small town on the Lex
ington Branch of the Missouri Pacific rail-
way, about five miles from HIgginsville,
W. A Roney, foreman of the bridge gang
on that road, in attempting to board a
moving train, lost his hold and fell be-
meath the cars. He was mangled almost
beyond recognition, and the head was en-
tirely sev4'ed from the body. He was a
resident of Kansas City and the rem aims
were taken there for inte rment. He leaves
wife and one child.
Governor Marmaduke signed and re-
turned to the Secretary of State the Cen
eral Railway bill passed by the late spe-
cial session of the State Legislature. The
Governor expressed himself as well
pleased with the work DONE and thinks
the law a good one. He also approved
ing railroad companies to connect their
lines with switches, and permitting ship
perS to furnish their own cars in certain
cases, and prescribing penalties for the
violation thereof" also House bill No
81, entitled can act to repeal sections S2S
of article 2 of the Revised Statutes of the
State of Missouri of 1879, entitled Private
Corporations and to enact a rev section
in lieu thereof"
The Teachers Normal of Clinton Coun-
ty began its session at ST. Jose phi last week
with some sixty teachers in ate ndance
County superintendent Kinzer says that
this is he largest opening attendance the
normal, or institute as it is sometimes
called, has ever had there. A great deal
of interest is manifested by the ate nding
teachers, and much benefit to educational
work at large is expected to be derived.
A prominent feature of the institute is
series of lectures, one each day by we'll
known educators, on matters peculiarly
of interest to the schoolmaster.
The capital is deserted again.
James Ginger, fireman in the employ
of the electric light company of st. Joseph,
while showing some friends through the
machinery few nights ago, inadvertent-
" touched his hand to the brass rod
which connected the dynamo and posi-
tive wires. He was unable to withdraw
his hand from the rod and was drawn
over on the machinery, receiving the